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For my father, being kind was natural... I have to really work at it. I love competing and winning, conquest - not words you usually associate with kindness.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
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Metuchen
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David Seth Kotkin
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